diff --git a/src/etc/group b/src/etc/group
index 68e6e60e..9074cb8c 100644
--- a/src/etc/group
+++ b/src/etc/group
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ network:*:69:
 named:*:70:
 proxy:*:71:
 authpf:*:72:
+_syslogd:*:73:
 dialer:*:117:
 nogroup:*:32766:
 nobody:*:32767:
diff --git a/src/etc/master.passwd b/src/etc/master.passwd
index 0722fb5e..897b0991 100644
--- a/src/etc/master.passwd
+++ b/src/etc/master.passwd
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ www:*:67:67::0:0:HTTP server:/var/www:/sbin/nologin
 _isakmpd:*:68:68::0:0:isakmpd privsep:/var/empty:/sbin/nologin
 named:*:70:70::0:0:BIND Name Service Daemon:/var/named:/sbin/nologin
 proxy:*:71:71::0:0:Proxy Services:/nonexistent:/sbin/nologin
+_syslogd:*:73:73::0:0:Syslog Daemon:/var/empty:/sbin/nologin
 nobody:*:32767:32767::0:0:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/sbin/nologin